A market review on building materials within the construction sector showed that prices of the four-most utilised materials – namely, cement, steel, sand and ready-mixed concrete – are not the main cause of the rising housing cost in Malaysia. Conducted…

Penang is fast becoming a hotspot for property investment, so take a look at the Penang property market with some important advice from Lim Wei Seong of Henry Butcher Malaysia Penang. Economy Overview Penang has a population of about 1.16 million…

GEORGE TOWN (Jan 22): Penang-based property player Aspen Vision Development Sdn Bhd (Aspen Group) is targeting to have its shares floated — either on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia or the Catalist board of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) —…

Real estate agents are known for employing euphemisms to make an outdated house seem charming, or a cramped apartment feel cozy. Here are some other buzzwords: “bargain,” “under-valued,” and “deal.” In nearly half the largest 100 U.S. metros, those phrases…

HONG KONG (Oct 3): When Chinese nationals move money overseas, they often do it the way drug traffickers or terrorists do: They break down cash into small amounts below what would trigger official scrutiny. Moving money in small increments to…